Newspapers, tabloids and other forms of similar media are not considered academic sources. They are, however, a primary source as they provide firsthand accounts of events or experiences.
There are several main criteria for determining whether a source is reliable or not.
To maintain objectivity in journalism, journalists should present the facts whether or not they like or agree with those facts. Objective reporting is meant to portray issues and events in a neutral and unbiased manner, regardless of the writer's opinion or personal beliefs.
While accessing the news via a website or app does show strong engagement figures – almost double that of accessing news through an aggregate news app – social media still holds a strong lead. And this gap is only continuing to grow. Social media has now become the dominant method for news interaction.
The credibility of a journal may be assessed by examining several key factors:
The definition of a credible source can change depending on the discipline, but in general, for academic writing, a credible source is one that is unbiased and is backed up with evidence. When writing a research paper, always use and cite credible sources.
As you skim the website, ask yourself the following questions to see if the source is credible:
Examples of Unreliable Sources. Wikipedia: although this is a good starting point for finding initial ideas about a topic, some of their information and attached resources may not be reliable. Blogs, tweets. Personal websites. Forums.
Types of Reliable Sources
Scholarly, peer-reviewed articles or books -written by researchers for students and researchers. Original research, extensive bibliography. Found in GALILEO's academic databases and Google Scholar. Anatomy of a Scholarly Article.
Three types of bias can be distinguished: information bias, selection bias, and confounding. These three types of bias and their potential solutions are discussed using various examples.
A problem of bias occurs because to identify the relevant features for such purposes, we must use general views about what is relevant; but some of our general views are biased, both in the sense of being unwarranted inclinations and in the sense that they are one of many viable perspectives.
Avoid self-aggrandizement: Journalists should not use emotions to make themselves the center of the story and to engage in self-congratulation. In an era where the use of media is “all about me,” disaster coverage needs to move in the opposite direction by focusing on the story, not the story tellers.
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